PCRE with mod rewrite

[dmwaff]

Anyone now if mod_rewrite engine includes an underscore with \w, like Perl, some engines don't as I understand it? I know rewrite supports the char class alnum.

\w = [a-zA-Z0-9_]
[:alnum:] = [a-zA-Z0-9]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} f=(\w+)
OR
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} f=([[:alnum:]_])

I'll have time to set up a test HTTP Server later but not today, so I can't test myself. Apologizes! I hate asking questions I can get the answer to myself but I need to know today.

Cheers.

[sublime1]

Apache supports PCRE, however it doesn't (appear to) know about things like [:alnum:] used. I was able to use \w and \d, for example.

[httpd.apache.org...]

Tom

[jdMorgan]

When in doubt, use the old-style POSIX expressions for best results (and portability). Use of the [NC] flag on the RewriteCond or RewriteRule (as applicable) can make this slightly less painful, so as to avoid having to specify both upper- and lower-case ranges.


Jim